Sunday, May 12, 2013

A Fun Polkadoodles Day...

Hi Folks...I've had a fun 2 days skiving off from the cubbyhole...Friday's lunch out and pamper day worked wonders for this beat up old DIY crafty person and yesterday's fun day out at The Papeterie was just the icing on the cake.  While the plasterer was working his magic on the kitchen I hightailed it over to meet up with my lovely buddy...Mrs Nikky...Nikky...Noo...Na...you may know her as Nikky from Polkadoodles who came all the way to Scotland to launch her brand new stamp range which is exclusive to The Papeterie...
and wow us all with her fabulous colouring skills and hey even the crafty world's oldest colouring virgin learned lots of new tips and tricks.



She's such a sweetheart and a wonderful teacher...patience personified taking lots of time to explain each stage of colouring and blending although she did struggle to understand our Scottish accents at times...hope you will be taking a note of all the new words you've learned this weekend Nikky...we loved welcoming you to Bonny Scotland and we hope you'll come back soon or as we would say in this neck of the woods...haste ye back. And then I arrived home to find...
one kitchen with lovely smooth walls...all evidence of my tile removal disasters gone...ready for painting in 3 or 4 days time and I even managed to squeeze in a little bit of crafting...looks like Mr Mojo's back and all is well in our little crafty corner. I'll be sharing what I've made tomorrow in the first of my "Inspired by Paula" posts but in the meantime some sneaky peeks.

and have you heard the news...BIG BIG NEWS...Tim Holtz is launching...

how exciting...Tim's gorgeous Shabby Chic Designs in fabric...wow forget the kitchen make-over...this may mean a whole house make-over...I'm thinking curtains...cushions...lampshades and even a duvet cover for the bedroom...my mind's in an Eclectic Elements whirl.
Hugs Kath xxx

18 comments:

  1. Wow Kath your kitchen is looking great already.Worth the work ....I think so! Glad you had a good day yesterdat.X

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  2. Good Morning Kath. I really wish I could have been with you yesterday. I love watching Nikki and her colouring is always beautiful. That sneaky peek looks very interesting. Glad your kitchen is looking so good and won't be long before it's finished. Hugs Rita xxxxx

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  3. ...great looking stamps fro Nikki, and there is definately an art to colouring with inks, i've just started with pencils so will hopefully work my way up :) kitchen is looking awesome, looking forward to the finished room and the new fabrics from Tim are a dream cannot wait till they reach our shores!!...hope you and buddy have a super day...Melxx :)

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  4. Ohhh, your kitchen look so wonderful...can't wait to see the pictures of the painted version. it has been fun watching the reno unfold!

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  5. Kitchen looking fabulous Kath, end in sight now! Have a good day. Hugs x

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  6. Hi Kath! Your kitchen looks gorgeous - mine's still in the boxes but hey, we'll get there eventually! Fab colouring from Nicky Hall with the Promarkers and your sneaky peeks look wonderful as always. I think delegating the Give-aways role to Buddy was inspired - our doggy friends like to feel they're helping in some way. Hugs as always, Julie xx

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  7. A colouring lesson from Nikky, how great - I think it should be on the NHS for us all LOL!
    Kitchen looks great, soon all the hard work will be a thing of the past.

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  8. The kitchen is look good Kath! I am so excited about Tim's new line - who would have thought... really looking forward to getting my hands on some of them. Have a good Sunday! Hugs, Anne x

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  9. the kitchen really does look fab Kath - not long now until you're back to normal! Sounds like yo had a great day with Nicky too - ooo and those fabrics - wow! xx

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  10. WOW gorgeous kitchen Kath, many lovely meals ahead I'm sure!!!
    Your Nikky-day sounds great too and the sneaky peeks make me very curious!!

    xx Irene

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  11. ooooh I am so jealous of your gorgeous new kitchen...and the fact that you got to spend the day yesterday watching Nikky
    x

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  12. Hi Kath, Glad to hear you had a lovely 2 days 'off', the kitchen is looking good, and your new SMD did you proud whilst you were away :) xx

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  13. Glad that little imp has emerged from his hidey hole your walls do look rather smooth & ready for your painting skills........
    Good that you had some fun too.....
    Paula (PEP)

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  14. Glad you enjoyed your well-earned time off and the creative juices are flowing again. the sneaky peaks are intriguing, and the kitchen is looking fabby. Take care
    Val

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  15. Fab sneaky peeks Kath and your kitchen is looking fabulous.
    Lorraine x

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  16. Sounds like you've had a lovely Kath. And doesn't your kitchen look fantastic.

    I saw there were fabrics from Coats and Tim, they look really different. Loving your sneaky peek too.

    Kat xx

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  17. Hi Kath, thanks for stopping by my blog as part of the Onwards and Upwards hop. I would love to have proper colouring lessons with a pro like that - you lucky thing!

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  18. Kitchen is looking good! Glad to hear that Mr. Mojo has finally found his way home.
    R/

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